Whiskery Wins Kentucky Derby in Record Crowd
Whiskery driven by Linue McAfee overtakes Osmond and Jock to win the 53rd Kentucky Derby by a head as Osmond finishes second and Jock third. Time 2 06 2/5, Whitney's Whiskery earns $51,025 of the purse with Osmond receiving $3,600 and Hyrome in the field. A massive attendance fills the stands and infield for Derby Day festivities.
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Ouisville
Whiskery
Harry Payne Whitney
Defmnut
Prudery
Osmond
Jock
Rand
Zie
Hyrome
Garner
Urey
Earl Sande
Scapa Flow
Linue McAfee
Whitney Table
Sande
Osmand
Hydro- Jontonian
Buddy Ir
Royal Julian
Fred Jr
Klow
Black Panther
Kiev
Sh Stocking
Rip Rap
War Eagle
Saxon
Iswood
Eastern Sports
H. P. Whitney
New
Dynamite Sent To Governor As Threat In Parcel
A postal worker intercepted a small parcel intended for Governor Alvan T. Fuller containing dynamite and a note claiming possession of a quarter ton of explosive. The note linked Sacco and Vanzetti to potential further violence and was signed by a "citizen of the world."
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Boston
Alvan T. Fuller
Sacco-Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Sacco
Vanzetti
Mail delivery expanded to new city sections
Postmaster W D Griffin announces May 25 as the start date for adding many new streets to the local mail routes. The expansion includes Seminole Park and Biltmore Gardens with updated street names and house numbers, while the eight carriers remain unchanged. Residents must register names at the post office to receive mail at new addresses.
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W. D. Griffin
Seminole Park
Biltmore Gardens
Griffin
Thirty-second
Manatee Avenue
Riverview Boulevard
Ninth Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Twenty Seventh Street
Thirteenth Street
Eighth Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street
Twenty-sixth Street
Nineteenth Avenue
Eleventh Avenue
Twelfth Avenue
Thirteenth Avenue
Fourteenth Avenue
Fifteenth Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Seventeenth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Eighteenth Avenue
Twenty Second Street
Twenty-second Street
Twenty-third Street
Fifteenth Street
Sixteenth Street
Seventeenth Street
Eighteenth Street
Planes Clash Over San Antonio In Early Battle
May 14 AP reports blue and red army aircraft clashed in the skies above San Antonio. The dog fight followed a morning bombing raid into red territory north of the city. The engagement marks an early skirmish as both armies maneuver toward a general clash of ground and air forces next week.
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San Antonio
Ap) Blue
Red Army
Blue Army
Red
Here
Evolution Again Stands Defiant Before Assembly
Measure Elbows Way Out of Committee to Floor as supporters rally. Opponents warn of unintended consequences while sponsors insist on clarity and urgency amid heated debate in the chamber.
Evolution clash looms as Florida legislature adjourns
In Tallahassee on May 14 AP reports a committee move defers Leo Stavnaker’s anti evolution measure to Tuesday after a midnight gentlemen’s agreement. Both sides vow renewed efforts next week amid a busy session with bills on citrus arsenic use and bridge commissions advancing.
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Tallahassee
AP Evolution
Florida
Leo Stavnaker
Senate
Judiciary Committees
House
Capitol
Joint Citrus Fruit Committee
Ezell
Callahan
Walz
Jacksonville
Ate Bridge Commission
Steam Rairoads
Palmetto State Bank to Reopen Under New Act
Palmetto State Bank, closed three months ago, is scheduled to reopen this week under a legislative act allowing banks to resume operations when a majority of stockholders commit non withdrawal of deposits for a set period. M Court ney becomes president with P J Hackney as vice president and O C McLean as cashier. board includes LE Springstead Fred Kermode H W Peterson S N Davis and C C McLean.
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Palmetto State Bank
M. Courtney
P. J. Hackney
O. C. McLean
IDM
Courtney
LE. Springstead
Fred Kermode
H. W. Peterson
8. N. Davis
C. C. McLean
Guards at British Polish Missions Amid Anti-British Parade
Russian political police and Red Army troops guarded streets to the British and Polish missions as anti British demonstrations paraded with banners in Moscow on May 14.
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Moscow
Red Army
Stands Collapse At Philadelphia Park In 1930s Game
A section of the lower grandstand at Philadelphia National League Park collapsed during the seventh inning as St. Louis batted. About 600 spectators plunged into a crowd pile. one man died and more than 50 were injured. The game ended 12 to 3 with Philadelphia ahead. Ambulances ferried patients to hospitals and many treated at the park.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia National Iogue
St. Louis
Te Ball Park
New Ordinance Empowers Bradenton Electrical Engineer Inspections
Bradenton adopts an electrical code under its council approved ordinance to take effect June 1. The city electrical engineer, Charles W. Ward, author of the code, will regulate wiring placements, issue permits, and enforce street lamp heights and the whiteway system. The permit requirement applies to all electrical construction and is issued to master electricians.
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Bradenton
Charles W. Ward
Bradeton
Florida
Ncon Five
Mississippi bankers plan 1 million farm relief financing approved
The federal Farm Loan Board approved formation of a 1,000,000 finance corporation by Mississippi bankers to provide relief for farmers in the state.
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Washington
Mississippi
Federal Farm Loan Board
American planes ready for Paris race from New York
Three American monoplanes Spirit of St Louis Columbia and America prepare at Roosevelt Field for a flight to Paris as weather delays lift. Missing French fliers Nungesser and Coli are not found while Byrd Nevelle Acosta and Lindbergh perform test flights amid minor incidents.
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New York
Paris
Spirit of St. Louis
Columbia
America
Roosevelt Field
Nungesser
Colt
New Foundland
Long Island
Richard E. Byrd
Acosta
Clarence Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Lloyd Bertaud
Labrador
Washington
Coli
Los Angeles
Wandank
Mohave
Coast Guard
Nova Scotia
Gulf of Maine
Wilbur
Navy
Earth
Mississippi flood drives breach chaos across Louisiana parishes
May 14 New Orleans AP Mississippis floodwaters from Yazoo Black Red and other tributaries breach Bayou des GIses and Bayou des Glasses as work halts along Cotton Port to the bend. Over 250 square miles flooded affecting Avoyelles St Landry St Martin Iberia and St Mary counties threatening 200000 people and a million more acres. Evacuation and relief efforts ramp up under state direction with river craft and Coast Guard patrolling crumbling levees.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Yazoo
Louisiana
Bayoudesses
Sugar Bowl
Bordelonville
Keinwood
Big Bend
Bayou Des Gisises
Cotton Port
Bayou Rouge
Moreauville
Bayou Des Glasses
Atchafalya
Morganza
Baton Rouge
Avoyelles Parish
St. Landry
St. Martin
Iberia
St. Mary
Gulf of Mexico
Arkansas
Gulf
John M. Parker
Coast Guard
Duval High Wins Music Honors in Florida Contest
Duval High School of Jacksonville won two first prizes at the Florida high school music contest held at Hillsborough high school. Alice Bescow earned first in violin for Duval, the senior orchestra captured first in its class, and Edward Beamer won second in piano. Over 600 participants statewide. Winners advance to the National High School Music Contest in Philadelphia.
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Tampa
Duval High School
Jacksonville
Hillsborough High School
Alice Bescow
Duval
Lakeland
Edward Beamer
Plant City
Bess Hampton
Rts
Philadelphia
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Jack Cross Wire
Kentucky
BY M. B. Campbell
Missouri
NEA
Poplar Bluff
Strucse
Herald
Phillies
Dorothy Mackaye
Ray Raymond
Wan
Florence Bain Raymond
California
Miss Mackaye
Paul Kelly
Raymond
Kelly
Gretna Green
Maryland
Atlantic
N. Y
Duval County High
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